Flame

by Abbia Udofia

I am smiling, crying along 
with your nail-in-heart song.

Like baby rocked to sleep
you knit the bland strings of my heart
with butterflies, moonsongs, flowers, pearls
posted with blossoms of heavenly dreams. 

Light diminished like harbour light
at break of day
but darkness expanded
like vicious cobweb 
in joyous dance of this butterfly.

Why is the wind blowing harder 
and our hearts fainting, breaths tighter? 

Divine sculptress
why are you dragging darkness, 
and black clouds to banish light without guess? 

I'm smiling crying along
with your nail-in-heart song
smiling, crying along 
with your nail-in-heart song.

Flame by Abbia Udofia

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